Clinical Focus ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 799-803.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2022.09.006

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Diagnostic value of galactomannan on the comorbidity of bronchiectasis and pulmonary aspergillosis

Zhou Jingkun1a, Yang Caihong1b, Feng Tao2, Cui Huaying1c()   

  1. 1a. Department of Medical Imaging;b. Department of Pharmacy; c.Department of Geriatrics, People's Hospital of Dongying District, Dongying 257085, China
    2. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying 257034, China
  • Received:2022-07-10 Online:2022-09-20 Published:2022-11-21
  • Contact: Cui Huaying E-mail:2091985586@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To compare the efficacy of galactomannan (GM) in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in the diagnose of the comorbidity of bronchiectasis and pulmonary aspergillosis (PA). Methods Totally 128 bronchiectasis patient from the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital (March 2018- March 2021) were enrolled into observation group (n=41, including 12 diagnosed cases and 29 clinically diagnosed cases) and control group (n=82) as the diagnostic result. The serum GM and BALF-GM were respectively conducted to detect in two groups before instituting anti-Aspergillus therapy, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn to compare the diagnostic value of the two detection on the comorbidity of bronchiectasis with PA and assess the cut-off values of serum GM and BALF-GM. Results The Optimal cut-off values of were 0.65 μg/L for serum GM (area under the ROC curve [AUROC] of 0.856; sensitivity of 65.4%; specificity of 88.5%) and 0.93 μg/L for BALF-GM (AUROC of 0.929; sensitivity of 80.4%; specificity of 95.0%). At a cut-off value of 1.5μg/L, the specificity and sensitivity in serum-GM were 11.5% and 100%, respectively; but at a cut-off value of 2.0 μg/L, those in BALF-GM were 19.2% and 100%, respectively. Conclusion BALF-GM is superior to serum GM for the sensitivity and specificity in the diagnose of the the comorbidity of bronchiectasis and PA, preferring to assist the diagnosis as a tool.

Key words: bronchiectasis, pulmonary aspergillosis, galactomannan, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, diagnosis

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